Table 1 - Maximum Percentage of Moisture Allowable by Weight in a Hermetically-sealed Seed Container - June 18, 1992

Current through April, 2024
Table 1 - Maximum Percentage of Moisture Allowable by Weight in a Hermetically-sealed Seed Container - June 18, 1992

Agricultural SeedPercent
Beet, field .................................7.5
Beet, sugar .................................7.5
Bluegrass, Kentucky ................6.0
Clover, crimson ........................8.0
Fescue, red ................................8.0
Ryegrass, annual .......................8.0
Ryegrass, perennial ...................8.0
All others ..................................6.0

Vegetable Seed
Bean, garden ................................7.0
Bean, lima ..................................7.0
Beet ........................................7.5
Broccoli ....................................5.0
Brussels sprouts ............................5.0
Cabbage .....................................5.0
Carrot ......................................7.0
Cauliflower .................................5.0
Celeriac ....................................7.0
Celery ......................................7.0
Chard, Swiss ................................7.5
Chinese cabbage .............................5.0
Chives ......................................6.5
Collards ....................................5.0
Corn, sweet .................................8.0
Cucumber ....................................6.0
Eggplant ....................................6.0
Kale ........................................5.0
Kohlrabi ....................................5.0
Leek ........................................6.5
Lettuce .....................................5.5
Muskmelon ...................................6.0
Mustard, India ..............................5.0
Onion .......................................6.5
Onion, Welsh ................................6.5
Parsley .....................................6.5
Parsnip .....................................6.0
Pea .........................................7.0
Pepper ......................................4.5
Pumpkin .....................................6.0
Radish ......................................5.0
Rutabaga ....................................5.0
Spinach .....................................8.0
Squash ......................................6.0
Tomato ......................................5.5
Turnip ......................................5.0
Watermelon ..................................6.5
All others ..................................6.0

June 18, 1992